Williamsfield

Estate Details


Associated People (7)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1805 [SY] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
1805 [SY] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
- 1801 [EY] → Owner
1801 [SY] - 1805 [EY] → Owner
1801 [SY] - 1847 [EY] → Annuitant

Granted an annuity of £500 pa on the death of Charles Graham, presumably charged upon Williamsfield estate.

1807 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Previous owner
1817 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney

Associated Claims (1)

£3,119 3S 8D

Estate Information (23)

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1798
[Name] Williamsfield  
[Crop] cattle, Mules, Coffee  
 

Account filed by Alexander Forbes of the Parish of St Catherine Planter. Clarendon.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/25 71
1799
[Name] Williamsfield Penn  
[Crop] cattle, corn, hire of enslaved people  
 

Account filed by Alexander Forbes for the period 31/12/1798 to 31/12/1799. Clarendon.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 148
1801
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Bequeathed by Charles Graham to his daughter Dora and subject to an annuity of £500 pa for his wife Dorothy.

 
PROB 11/1361/159
1803
[Name] Williamsfield Plantation  
[Crop] cattle, horses, sheep, wainage, timber  
 

Account filed by William Bryant as overseer. Clarendon.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 136
1804
[Name] Williamsfield Plantation  
[Crop] Coffee, Horses, corn, timber, steers,wainage, bulls, cattle, mules, sheep, heifer  
 

Owner not given. Account filed in the name of William Bryant, overseer to said estate. Clarendon.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 190
1807
[Name] Williamsfield Pen  
[Crop] Livestock, coffee and wainage  
 

Property of the devisees of Charles Graham Esq. deceased. Account presented by William Bryant as overseer. Clarendon.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 201-202
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 150(Tot) 80(F) 70(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Griffiths as attorney to John MacDonald and his wife, Dorothy.

 
T71/65 266-269
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 149(Tot)  
[Name] Williamsfield  
[Stock] 485  
 

Registered to the heirs of Charles Graham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al04.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 157(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Griffiths as attorney of John Macdonald esq and Dorothy his wife.

 
T71/66 215
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 155(Tot)  
[Name] Williamsfield  
[Stock] 526  
 

Registered to John McDonald.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 158(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Griffith Esquire as the Attorney of John Mackdonald Esquire & Dorothy his wife.

 
T71/67 105
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 154(Tot)  
[Name] Williamsfield  
[Stock] 503  
 

Registered to John McDonald.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24manc.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 158(Tot)  
[Name] Williamsfield  
[Stock] 435  
 

Registered to John McDonald.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 179(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Griffith as the Attorney of John McDonald and Dorothy his Wife.

 
T71/68 276-277
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 167(Tot)  
[Name] Williamsfield  
[Stock] 361  
 

Registered to John McDonald.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 163(Tot)  
[Name] Williamsfield  
[Stock] 312  
 

Registered to John McDonald.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 170(Tot)  
[Name] Williamsfield  
[Stock] 367  
 

Registered to John McDonald.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29manc.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 177(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Griffith Esquire as Attorney to John Macdonald Esquire and Dorothy his Wife.

 
T71/71 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 172(Tot)  
[Name] Williamsfield  
[Stock] 364  
 

Registered to John McDonald.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831manc.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 167(Tot)  
[Name] Williamsfield  
[Stock] 356  
 

Registered to John McDonald.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32manc.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 174(Tot) 89(F) 85(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Griffith as Attorney to Sir John Macdonald and Dorothy his wife.

 
T71/73 283
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 169(Tot)  
[Name] Williamsfield  
[Stock] 383  
 

Registered to Sir John McDonald.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Manch.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1839
[Name] Williamsfield and Barossa  
[Size] 1739  
 

Registered to Sir John McDonald. Barissa has not been identified.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/Manchest.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.